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Director, Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Miss Takese Foga, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7.

Health Ministry Stages Extravaganza Sept. 10

The Ministry of Health will be observing Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 10 with a Health Extravaganza in Half-Way Tree square. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7, Director of Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Gov’t Establishes $50 Million Fund for Zika-Related Microcephaly

Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Parents Urged to Ensure that Children are Vaccinated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) presents a laptop computer to Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Janet Coore-Farr, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 5. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minister handed over two laptops and four desktops to the NAJ.

PM Presents Computers to NAJ

National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme

The National Health Fund (NHF) has been tasked with the responsibility of developing a National Health Insurance Scheme to fund the public healthcare system. NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston. He said that the mandate was given by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right) and President of the Association of Government Medical Consultants (AGMC), Dr. Konrad Lawson (right), sign the Heads of Agreement for the contract period 2015/2017, at the Ministry in Kingston, on September 2. Overseeing the signing is Senior Industrial Relations Officer in the Ministry, Charmaine Hayman.

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Public-Sector Medical Consultants Sign Wage Agreement

Public-sector medical consultants have signed a Heads of Agreement with the Government for the 2015/2017 contract period. Under the two-year wage agreement, they will receive a four per cent salary increase for year one and three per cent in year two. The contract was signed today (September 2), at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston. The agreement...

Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Christopher Zacca, provides details about the increase in subsidy on drugs for children during a JIS Think Tank on August 31.

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NHF Increases Drug Subsidy for Children

The National Health Fund (NHF) will be increasing its subsidy on drugs, respiratory devices and diabetic supplies for children from zero to 18 years by 100 per cent effective September 1. The entity will be spending approximately $70 million per year to facilitate the increase. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (August 31), NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, said...

Principal Medical Officer for Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry Appeals for Cooperation on Health and Lifestyle Survey

The Ministry of Health is appealing for persons to cooperate with interviewers, who will be in the field gathering data from September 1 to December 31, for the third Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey (JHLS III). The JHLS III is a community-based study of persons 15 years and older to determine current dietary intakes, lifestyle and behaviour patterns that have...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated) undergoing blood pressure testing by Ms. Susan Moore (Front left), Director of Recipient Services Food for The Poor, while Mr. David Nair (Left Standing) Executive Director, Food for The Poor; and Mr. Nakhle Hado (Right Standing), Director of Distribution Services, Food for the Poor look on during the handover of stethoscopes valued at $400,000 to the Ministry of Health. The official handover took place on August 24, 2016, at the offices of the Food For The Poor at Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Food For The Poor Hands over Stethoscopes Valued at $400,000 to Health Ministry

Minister of State with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), signs the Heads of Agreement for Public Sector Nurse Practitioners for the contract period 2015/2017, at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston, on August 24. Participating in the signing (from left) are National Workers Union (NWU) Vice President, Arthur Grant; Heather Henry-McGrath and Ellotha Beckford Muschamp.

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Public-Sector Nurse Practitioners Sign Wage Agreement

Public-sector nurse practitioners are the latest group of healthcare professionals to sign the Heads of Agreement with the Government for the 2015/2017 contract period. At a ceremony held at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston on August 24, the nurse practitioners signed the two-year wage agreement under which they will receive a four per cent salary increase...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents educational items to children at a health fair and back-to-school event, organised by the National Heath Fund (NHF), at the Brown’s Hall Primary School, in St. Catherine, on August 20.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Screening for Residents of Brown’s Hall

Scores of residents in the Brown’s Hall area of St. Catherine and surrounding communities received health screening on August 20, through a National Health Fund (NHF) health fair. The event, which also targeted children who will be going back to school in September, was held at the Brown’s Hall Primary School. Persons were screened for high blood pressure, diabetes, high...